For those who can’t wait for winter

The Olympic Regional Development Authority is once again offering early discounts on ski passes for next season at Whiteface Mountain.

In the past, these passes would go on sale in mid-March, and would be good for three or four weeks of the current ski season as well as all of the next year. This past season,
however, ORDA instead offered a $99 pass limited to just the last weeks of the current season, and is selling a separate $359 pass for the new season.

Spokesman Sandy Caligiore said that while Whiteface closed April 15, some die-hard skiers continue to carry their equipment up the mountain after parking at the gate blocking Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway, and ski down the Skyward trail for advanced skiers, where snow was still to be found as of Friday. The best part of this approach: It’s free. The worst part: The hike.